title: Tinea capitis in children in the district of Cagliari, Italy.
abstract: Between 1986 and 1995, 4104 children were observed in the Clinic of Dermatology in Cagliari, Italy. Three hundred and thirty-six children (8.2%), 188 boys and 148 girls, aged 1 month to 13 years, were affected by tinea capitis. Microsporum canis was detected in 278 cases (82.7%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes in 58 cases (17.3%). Systemic treatment with 20-25 mg kg-1 day-1 griseofulvin led to complete recovery in 30-40 days. None of the patients relapsed. The epidemiology of the infection was analysed according to age, sex and seasonal progression. Microsporum canis was the preponderant aetiological agent of tinea capitis in children in the district of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Dermatology, University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aste
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biggio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D006118:Griseofulvin